1. Enid Blyton's books get modern overhaul to avoid causing offence
24 feb 2023 · In the 1942 edition, 'queer' was very much Blyton's favourite adjective, used as often as twice on one page, and applied to everything from ...
Daily Mail analysis has found the books have been stripped of many of the much-loved author's key words , such as 'queer', 'gay' and 'brown', with reference to tanned faces.
2. Academic claims Enid Blyton had a lesbian affair with his grandmother
11 dec 2023 · An academic has claimed in his latest book that children's writer Enid Blyton had a lesbian affair with his grandmother, who worked as an ...
In a new book, an academic has claimed his grandmother had a relationship with children's author Enid Blyton.
3. Enid Blyton's 'The Famous Five' and 'Malory Towers' stripped of words ...
25 feb 2023 · In the first edition published in 1942, Blyton's favourite adjective was 'queer' which was used very often and even appeared twice on a single ...
Enid Blyton wrote the bulk of her work between 1928 and 1960, and is known to be one of the most popular and controversial children's authors of her times.
4. Reworking Blyton: satire and heritage - David Buckingham
In the conclusion, as Uncle Quentin is apprehended, he reveals that he is in fact 'a screaming homosexual' and that his wife Fanny is 'an unrelenting ...
Interlude: The Comic Strip Presents… One of the highlights of the opening night of Britain’s fourth terrestrial television channel in 1982 was a half-hour comedy programme entitled Five Go Mad in D…
5. Bill and Clarissa - The Enid Blyton Society
There has been specualtion that Blyton had a lesbian affair with Dorothy and it has also been speculated that Blyton was a flirtacious, highly sexual woman.
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6. Enid Blyton's Malory Towers used to push trans agenda
28 jun 2019 · A new stage show based on Enid Blyton's Malory Towers is reinterpreting the book's tomboy character Wilhelmina as transgender or lesbian.
A new stage show based on Enid Blyton’s Malory Towers is reinterpreting the book’s tomboy character Wilhelmina as transgender or lesbian.
7. The Yellow Fairy Book (The Queer Adventure) by Enid Blyton
In this meld of real people and fairy folk the twins Peter and Mary live with their parents just outside the gates of Fairyland. Their father hasn't got very ...
The Enid Blyton Society was formed in early 1995 and its aim is to provide a focal point for collectors and enthusiasts of Enid Blyton through its magazine, The Enid Blyton Society Journal, its annual Enid Blyton Day, and its website.
8. Five on a Treasure Island – How has Blyton's original text fared in a ...
20 dec 2013 · I counted queer or variations of it seven times, used by both the characters and the narrator. “It gives me a queer feeling,” – Lucy. “It is the ...
Continuing on from my post two weeks ago, about the alterations in modern editions I’ve now looked at chapters three and four of Five on a Treasure Island. CHAPTER THREE: A QUEER STORY AND A …
9. Homophobia: A 20th Century Classic - Lavender Menace
19 mei 2021 · There are certainly homophobic women writers. One possible candidate is Enid Blyton, creator of the Famous Five and now considered to have had ...
See AlsoEtea FloorsThe early 20th century had some homophobic writers of high reputation, who were taught in school and looked up to as wise men.
10. The Queer Adventure - Enid Blyton - Google Books
The Queer Adventure ... A collection of stories. Bibliographic information ...
A collection of stories.
11. queerplaces - Enid Blyton - Elisa Rolle
A memorial service was held at St James's Church, Piccadilly and she was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium, where her ashes remain. Blyton's home, Green ...
Queer Places: 358 Lordship Ln, Dulwich, London SE22 8LZ, UK 207 Hook Road, Chessington KT9 1EA 3 Shortlands Rd, Shortlands, Bromley BR2 0JB, UK 95 Chaffinch Rd, Beckenham BR3 4LX, UK Golders Green Crematorium Golders Green, London Borough of Barnet, Greater London, England
12. The Queer Adventure by Enid Blyton - Goodreads
She was educated at St. Christopher's School, Beckenham, and - having decided not to pursue her music - at Ipswich High School, where she trained as a ...
An enchanting children's adventure story set in Fairyla…
13. Of Magic Lands and Queer-Looking Folks - Everyday Rhythm
6 mei 2012 · The Magic Faraway Tree and The Folk of the Faraway Tree were actually the second and third books in a 4-book series written by Enid Blyton.
I was recently reminded of these children's books that I adored as a kid in grade school. These were among the first novels that I read ...
14. Enid Blyton had lesbian affair before her death, academic claims
13 dec 2023 · A university professor has claimed the alleged affair took place between the author and his grandmother, an illustrator who worked on one of ...
A university professor has claimed the alleged affair took place between the author and his grandmother, an illustrator who worked on one of her books The post Enid Blyton had lesbian affair before her death, academic claims appeared first on Attitude.
15. The truth about Enid Blyton - GYLES BRANDRETH
25 aug 2019 · It has just been revealed that in 2016 the Royal Mint blocked a proposal to honour the celebrated children's author with a commemorative 50p ...
Enid Blyton is in the news once more. It has just been revealed that in 2016 the Royal Mint blocked a proposal to honour the celebrated children’s author with a commemorative 50p coin on the grounds that Blyton - the world’s most popular children’s author - was ‘a racist, a sexist and a homophobe
16. 'How books illuminated my journey of queer self-discovery' - Gay Times
7 mrt 2024 · ... Enid Blyton to Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games. But for me, reading was not only a passion and a pastime that followed me into adulthood ...
For World Book Day, Just Like Us ambassador Sarah Sharp is reflecting on the stories that gave them pride in their queer identity.
